Winter maintenance
With the Pilk now officially back on its feet and looking towards an early discharge from the casualty unit, other winter maintenance jobs have been occupying the volunteers of the […]
Poorly Pilk
Visitors to Apedale may have noticed that the diesel passenger service has, in the latter part of the season, been operated exclusively by the yellow Baguley Drewry. This is because […]
Prometheus gets its railway back! Moseley Railway Trust accepts track donation from National Grid
In 2013, the Moseley Railway Trust took receipt of a battery powered electric locomotive following donation by National Grid. This locomotive was used at the National Grid’s cable tunnels at […]
The end of the Season
This weekend has marked the end of the 2014 season at the Apedale Valley Light Railway. It has been a memorable year, generally for the right reasons. The highlights have […]
Stanhope’s Holidays
An engine which has been rather out of the limelight in these pages recently has been the Apedale flagship – “Stanhope”. In all the fuss about Joffres and Hudswells and […]
That’s the way to do it….
The Apedale Valley Light Railway hosted a birthday party yesterday. In a rather unusual twist, the party had a Punch & Judy man set-up at Apedale Road station. Very well-loaded […]
A Bale of Turtles
During the mega-shunt which took place on Monday after Tracks to the Trenches, the Organisers decided we would set-up the photos you see. We think it is the first time, […]
Day Two of Tracks to the Trenches
What a day! Just one more chance to see sights like these – see you tomorrow, perhaps? Details here.
The Big Push Finally Begins
Tracks to the Trenches is Go! Day one complete, and quite light losses so far to enemy action (although the beer tent seemed ready to claim a few victims as […]
All Present, Ready and Correct, Sir!!
Yet more arrivals from all corners of the UK – Vale of Rheidol, Deepest Derbyshire, Statfold and Leighton Buzzard. The booked line-up is now complete for Tracks to the Trenches. […]
